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2 Chronicles 14 :: New International Version (NIV)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1 - And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.

Asa King of Judah

(1Ki 15:9–15 )

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:2 - Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:3 - He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:4 - He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the LORD gave him rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God; we sought him and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:9 - Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:10 - Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:11 - Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, “LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. LORD, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:12 - The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the LORD and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:14 - They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror of the LORD had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:15 - They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
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That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles
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2 Chronicles Chapter 14 — Additional Translations:

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